Bundling for client-side with browserify

[volkhin]

I have a problem bundling a project with this api for client-side browser application using browserify. Looks like inside it is trying to read some mime-type info using fs module and fails to do it in browser. Did anybody use this API for client side development?

[ryanseys]

fs is not available from the browser, unfortunately. This library is specifically designed and implemented for server-side development and is unsupported for client-side development.

Check out https://developers.google.com/api-client-library/javascript/ which is designed for JavaScript client-application developers.

[volkhin]

Ok, thanks @ryanseys, oauth mentioned in the description confused me. Just to clarify, to use this library with oauth I still need to show user a web-page but all interaction with google api will be done in backend. Correct?

[ryanseys]

@volkhin Yes you're correct. OAuth is handled in the sense that you just provide Client ID, Client Secret and a Redirect URI and it will generate a URL that you can direct your users to for authorization. Once you get an authorization code from the user, you can use getToken to get an access_token and refresh_token. We also provide helper functions for refreshing access tokens. You can also authorize using JWT.

Does this help?

[volkhin]

Yes, thanks again.

[ryanseys]

Happy to help. 🐹